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Wakeful and Wholly wholesome

Good evening!   We had 102-degree hot and dry weather today and are going to have similar weather tomorrow.   The Sino-Japanese character for autumn depicts grass on fire (秋). Autumn is like fire burning for plants.   Now our … Continue reading

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Stopping Civilization Syndrome

Good evening! We sit amidst the heat wave. Heat waves, flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, typhoons – all these abnormal climate phenomena are a part of global warming. Abnormal nuclear fireballs and fallouts are a part of a “civilization syndrome” which also … Continue reading

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Death Disaster

Good morning! The morning star is shining in the pale blue, gradually dawning, sky. And now we can sit still and serene. But in Japan at about 3 p.m. they had an 8.9 earthquake, only 80 miles off shore from … Continue reading

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Karma Kinema

Good morning! We now have clouds covering the world, with rain and snow threatening. We cannot see the moon now. When we have clouds inside us, we cannot see the mind moon, and see only tearful rains and suffering storms. … Continue reading

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Truth Turns

Good morning! After some cloudy days, we can now see an almost half-full moon in the mid-sky. We couldn’t see how big and bright the moon was, but in the east we could see the beautiful morning star. On the … Continue reading

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